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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: March 17-23
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Communicable Disease Data Report, COVID-19, Health Advisory, Infection Control, Influenza, Influenza Update, News and Alerts, News and Update, Prevention, Provider Resources, Respiratory Illness Report, Respiratory Illness ReportClick here to access week 12 of the Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report. In week ending on March 23, local indicators for influenza remained elevated. Indicators for COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remained low. 0.7% of emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to influenza, and fewer than 10 visits were attributable to COVID-19 and to RSV.…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: Jan. 7 to Jan. 13
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Communicable Disease Data Report, COVID-19, Health Advisory, Health Alert, Infection Control, Influenza, Influenza Update, News and Alerts, News and Update, Respiratory Illness Report, Respiratory Illness ReportClick here to access week 2 of the Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report. In the week ending Jan. 13, local indicators for influenza and RSV remained high, and COVID-19 remained elevated. Statewide, RSV activity appears to be declining. 2.8% of emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to COVID-19, 1.3% were attributable to influenza, and 1.1% were attributable to…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: Dec. 31 to Jan. 6
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Communicable Disease Data Report, COVID-19, Health Advisory, Health Alert, Infection Control, Influenza, Influenza Update, News and Alerts, News and Update, Provider Resources, Respiratory Illness Report, Respiratory Illness ReportClick here to access week 1 of the Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report. In the week ending Jan. 6, local indicators for influenza and RSV remained high, but RSV activity appears to be dropping. COVID-19 remains elevated. 2.3% of emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to COVID-19, 1.3% were attributable to influenza, and 1.1% were attributable to…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: Dec. 24 to Dec. 30
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Communicable Disease Data Report, COVID-19, Health Advisory, Health Alert, Infection Control, Influenza, Influenza Update, News and Alerts, News and Update, Provider Resources, Respiratory Illness Report, Respiratory Illness ReportClick here to access week 52 of the Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report. In week ending Dec. 30, indicators for all three monitored respiratory viruses (COVID-19, influenza and RSV) went up, showing increasing circulation in Kitsap County. RSV and influenza indicators are currently high, and COVID-19 indicators are elevated. 2.2% of emergency department (ED) visits were attributable…
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Health Advisory: Buprenorphine and controlled substances prescribing
Advisory or Update, Health Advisory, Health Alert, News and Alerts, News and Update, Opioids, Provider ResourcesACTIONS REQUESTED BE AWARE the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) announced the elimination of the requirement for prescribers to have a DATA 2000 (X) waiver to prescribe buprenorphine. BE AWARE of training requirements after June 27, 2023. New or renewed DEA registrants must have eight hours of training on treatment and management…
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Health Advisory: Test perinatally exposed children for Hepatitis C
Advisory or Update, Emerging Diseases and Conditions, Health Advisory, Health Alert, Hepatitis, News and Alerts, News and Update, PreventionACTIONS REQUESTED BE AWARE that Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that providers test children born to people with: TEST perinatally exposed children between the ages of 2-6 months (up to 17 months) old with an HCV RNA test. Do not test children less than 18 months old for HCV antibodies (anti-HCV). Testing for HCV antibodies (anti-HCV) in children less…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: Dec. 17 to Dec. 23
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Communicable Disease Data Report, Infection Control, Influenza, Influenza Update, News and Alerts, News and Update, Provider Resources, Respiratory Illness Report, Respiratory Illness ReportClick here to access week 51 of the Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report. In week ending Dec. 23, RSV indicators in Kitsap County remained high. Influenza indicators remain elevated, and COVID-19 activity remains low; indicators for both influenza and COVID-19 have risen in the past week. 1.8% of emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to COVID-19, 1.0%…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: Dec. 10 to Dec. 16
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Communicable Disease Data Report, COVID-19, Health Advisory, Health Alert, Infection Control, Influenza, Influenza Update, Prevention, Provider Resources, Respiratory Illness Report, Respiratory Illness ReportClick here to access week 50 of the Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report. In the week ending Dec. 16, RSV indicators in Kitsap County remained high but have begun to decrease. Influenza indicators remain elevated, and COVID-19 activity remains low. 1.9% of emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to COVID-19, 1.1% were attributable to influenza, and 0.8%…
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Health Advisory: Urgent need to increase immunization coverage for influenza, COVID-19, and RSV and use of authorized/approved therapeutics in the setting of increased respiratory disease activity during the 2023-24 winter
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Communicable Disease Data Report, COVID-19, Health Advisory, Health Alert, Immunization, Immunizations, Infection Control, Influenza, Influenza Update, Provider Resources, Respiratory Illness ReportDec. 19, 2023 The CDC released a Health Alert on Dec. 14, 2023 to alert healthcare providers to low vaccination rates against influenza, COVID-19, and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus). See the background section below for details. ACTIONS REQUESTED BE AWARE that low vaccination rates, coupled with ongoing increases in local, national, and international respiratory disease activity caused by multiple pathogens,…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: Dec. 3 to Dec. 9
Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Communicable Disease Data Report, COVID-19, Infection Control, Influenza, Influenza Update, News and Alerts, News and Update, Prevention, Provider Resources, Respiratory Illness Report, Respiratory Illness ReportClick here to access week 49 of the Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report. In week ending Dec. 9, RSV indicators in Kitsap County remained high, and influenza indicators were elevated and rising. COVID-19 activity remains low. There was one laboratory-confirmed influenza-associated death, which occurred during the past week. 1.5% of emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to COVID-19, 1.2% were attributable…
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HAN: Mpox caused by human-to-human transmission of Monkeypox virus with geographic spread in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Emerging Diseases and Conditions, Health Advisory, Health Alert, Immunization, Infection Control, monkeypox, Provider Resources, VaccineDistributed via the CDC Health Alert Network (HAN) on Dec. 7, 2023 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to notify clinicians and health departments about the occurrence, geographic spread, and sexually associated human-to-human transmission of Clade I Monkeypox virus (MPXV) in the Democratic Republic…
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Health Advisory: Tuberculosis testing for people who were previously incarcerated
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Emerging Diseases and Conditions, Health Advisory, Health Alert, Infection Control, News and Alerts, News and Update, Prevention, Provider Resources, TuberculosisDec. 8, 2023 The Washington State Department of Health (DOH), Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC), and local health jurisdictions continue to work to address a large tuberculosis (TB) outbreak within the state prison system. Actions requested BE AWARE that since July 2021, 28 people have been diagnosed with active TB in the state prison…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: Nov. 26 to Dec. 2
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease Data Report, COVID-19, Health Advisory, Health Alert, Infection Control, Influenza, Influenza Update, Provider Resources, Respiratory Illness Report, Respiratory Illness ReportClick here to access week 48 of the Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report. In the week ending 12/02/2023, local indicators for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), COVID-19 and influenza activity in Kitsap County all showed increases, with RSV labs and ED visits approaching seasonal peak levels. 1.9% of emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to COVID-19, 0.7% were…